My wife and I are heading to Maine this summer to visit relatives and (in my case) doing a fair amount of photography. This is our first trip there -  about  2 weeks total time. Likely flying into Boston, spending a day or so then heading north along the coast. We'll be spending a few days around Portsmouth guided by our cousins. Then heading north to Acadia NP. Other possible destinations would be Moosehead Lake, then circling back south perhaps through Vermont.

We mainly enjoy outdoors pursuits. I enjoy landscape and wildlife photography equally. Will have my D500 with some long lenses and either my D800 or (hopefully) a new D850.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for special places to photograph along the coast, quaint fishing villages, mountain vistas. I'd classify us as "mild" hikers. We don't do 1000 ft. elevation gain hikes these days. Top wildlife catches would be loons, moose, bear and puffins. I checked and the tours that actually land on the puffin nesting islands are booked except for the boats which simply circle the islands.

Thank you for any help you might have.

Greg

My wife and I are heading to Maine this summer to visit relatives and (in my case) doing a fair amount of photography. This is our first trip there -  about  2 weeks total time. Likely flying into Boston, spending a day or so then heading north along the coast. We'll be spending a few days around Portsmouth guided by our cousins. Then heading north to Acadia NP. Other possible destinations would be Moosehead Lake, then circling back south perhaps through Vermont.

We mainly enjoy outdoors pursuits. I enjoy landscape and wildlife photography equally. Will have my D500 with some long lenses and either my D800 or (hopefully) a new D850.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for special places to photograph along the coast, quaint fishing villages, mountain vistas. I'd classify us as "mild" hikers. We don't do 1000 ft. elevation gain hikes these days. Top wildlife catches would be loons, moose, bear and puffins. I checked and the tours that actually land on the puffin nesting islands are booked except for the boats which simply circle the islands.

Thank you for any help you might have.

Greg

My wife and I are heading to Maine this summer to visit relatives and (in my case) doing a fair amount of photography. This is our first trip there -  about  2 weeks total time. Likely flying into Boston, spending a day or so then heading north along the coast. We'll be spending a few days around Portsmouth guided by our cousins. Then heading north to Acadia NP. Other possible destinations would be Moosehead Lake, then circling back south perhaps through Vermont.

We mainly enjoy outdoors pursuits. I enjoy landscape and wildlife photography equally. Will have my D500 with some long lenses and either my D800 or (hopefully) a new D850.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for special places to photograph along the coast, quaint fishing villages, mountain vistas. I'd classify us as "mild" hikers. We don't do 1000 ft. elevation gain hikes these days. Top wildlife catches would be loons, moose, bear and puffins. I checked and the tours that actually land on the puffin nesting islands are booked except for the boats which simply circle the islands.

Thank you for any help you might have.

Greg

When you are in Portsmouth, you may want to go to New Castle (next town) and see Fort Constitution. This is where the first action occurred during the revolution. Has a great and interesting history. There is also a Lighthouse on the same property. You mentioned several lens, if you have a long lens you can also shoot the lighthouse in the middle of the bay, best shot from the park in New Castle (next to the fort).

While in Maine along with Cadillac mountain (herds of people) you may want to visit Deer Island (by car) and travel to Stonington an beautiful fishing and lobster village. There are so many places in the area I cannot list them all. However one other that comes to mind is Camden ME, this town host the large schooner fleet that takes people on long overnight cruises, Best to see the ships on Sat afternoon and Sunday as they are out of port most of the weekdays except for the few that do day trips.

I added a few photos for you to see what you will find available to shoot. The first photo is taken of a day schooner out of Camden passing Curtis Is Light that is at the headwaters of Camden harbor.
The second photo is Stonington harbor This location is not in the downtown area but a very short distance to the north and east of the downtown area. The last shot is Nubble Light in York Me shot with the Christmas lighting that they do every year.

Hope you find these interesting and helpful. Enjoy your trip to the Northeast it is a wonderland of beauty.

Bob

This is just a few that have not been mentioned by other Hoggers...

Bob

There are some gorgeous views possible around Mt. Katahdin. Due to it's height and location, it's supposed to be the first place the sun hits in North America in the morning. If you can actually hike up onto the mountain, there are many opportunities for great pics. Ask the locals about "Knife edge". Acadia has some incredible beauty, too.
As far as Vermont goes, you'd need six months to do it justice. Any place around Killiington ski resort is a winner, though. Hope this gives you some ideas.